It's easy to tell someone waiting on God to just be patient. Hold on a little longer. Wait. Most often that advice comes from people who aren't waiting. They don't know. They aren't walking in your shoes. They aren't living in the wait. Well guess what, sister? I'm living in the wait with you, and I'm saying let's keep waiting. Yesterday marked two years since we moved from our last home. Our home state. Our hometown. Our home life. We moved from the place where we loved well, ... VIEW POST
For those of you stuck in the middle of the desert… I feel you. I feel your pain. I hear your heart and know exactly how it is to be exactly where you are. Why are you stuck here? (Because God says so.) What did you do to deserve this? (Nothing.) And the most important question: How do we get out? You're not going to like this answer. It's not a quick fix. Listen up, friend. I've been there. I've been stuck in the desert, waiting and waiting, and waiting on God to bring me out of a (in ... VIEW POST
I can barely remember what I did last Thursday, let alone two weeks ago. So much happens in a week, a month, or even a year, and a year involving tragedy or loss can seem even longer. When we're in our desert, any amount of time is too long. Imagine if you wandered for forty years. That's how long the Israelites traveled through the desert on their way to the Promised Land. A trip that should have taken just a few weeks instead took one THOUSAND TIMES longer than it should have. Bear in mind, ... VIEW POST